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#42727 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 AM 29.Aug.2005) TCMAT2 HURRICANE KATRINA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122005 0900Z MON AUG 29 2005 A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS EVENING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER TO DESTIN FLORIDA...AND FROM WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN FLORIDA EASTWARD TO INDIAN PASS FLORIDA...AND FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA WESTWARD TO CAMERON LOUISIANA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.8N 89.6W AT 29/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 13 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 915 MB EYE DIAMETER 30 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT WITH GUSTS TO 160 KT. 64 KT....... 90NE 90SE 50SW 80NW. 50 KT.......110NE 100SE 75SW 100NW. 34 KT.......200NE 200SE 150SW 180NW. 12 FT SEAS..325NE 250SE 250SW 225NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.8N 89.6W AT 29/0900Z AT 29/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 28.1N 89.6W FORECAST VALID 29/1800Z 30.6N 89.6W...INLAND MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT. 64 KT... 90NE 90SE 50SW 50NW. 50 KT...110NE 100SE 70SW 70NW. 34 KT...180NE 200SE 150SW 130NW. FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 33.6N 89.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 30NW. 34 KT...110NE 140SE 75SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 30/1800Z 36.7N 87.2W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 0SW 25NW. FORECAST VALID 31/0600Z 39.8N 84.1W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 45.5N 76.5W...INLAND EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 02/0600Z 51.0N 68.0W...INLAND EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 03/0600Z...DISSIPATED INLAND REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 28.8N 89.6W NEXT ADVISORY AT 29/1500Z FORECASTER STEWART |